Bottle Glass-Ring Trio (NFS)

From the Nice & Not for Sale Collection

Bottle Glass Ring Trio

These three rings hold a special place in my heart—and in my Tucson story.

I created them in 2004, the same year I moved to the street adjacent to A Mountain (Sentinel Peak). The glass set into each piece was collected from atop that beloved peak—an ancient, sacred landscape that has anchored human life here for over 4,000 years, making this valley the longest continuously inhabited area west of the Mississippi.

I used to dream about organizing fundraiser walks up A Mountain—to connect people, clean up the broken glass, and celebrate both health and heritage. While that idea hasn’t launched (yet), this trio quietly honors the vision.

1. The Ridgeline Ring
Delicate and reverent, this ring features the silhouette of the Tucson Mountains carved along the band—cradling a smooth piece of reclaimed glass in the smallest setting I ever achieved for these designs.

2. The Cosmic Wave Ring
Sleek, horizontal, and space-age in feel, this ring frames a part of the bottom of a bottle. The concentric rings align like ripples on a galactic pond or waves of long-distance transmission. I saw it as a sculptural meditation on signals and stories broadcast back in time and to the future, all from the top of this little mountain.

3. The Resilience of Nature Ring
The largest of the trio, this piece layers meaning and texture. A hand-stamped leaf pattern lies beneath the translucent green glass—nature’s quiet presence revealed beneath the surface, preserved in silver and shine.

Other rings from this collection have found homes with dear friends, and I love the feeling of occasional visits—like shared custody of small, sacred objects. Some were clear class "Corona Zirconia" others "Skyy Sapphire" and these three, "Heineken Emerald" so fun to create with found objects! 

These three remain with me. And I suppose they always will.

About the Nice & Not for Sale Collection

Some things in life - and at A Nice World - aren’t for sale. It might be because they’re too sentimental, or one of a kind, or available exclusively through our beneficiaries. Or maybe they were made for a world (Burning Man) where nothing is for sale.